| 释义 |
eb·o·ny
I. \ˈebənē, -ni\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: probably alteration of Middle English hebenyf, modification of Late Latin hebeninus, ebeninus of ebony, from Greek ebeninos, from ebenos ebony
1. : a hard heavy durable wood yielded by various trees of the genus Diospyros in tropical Asia and Africa
2. : a tree from which ebony is obtained
3. : any of several trees yielding wood resembling ebony (as green ebony)
4. : a variable color averaging a dark grayish olive that is almost black — called also teak
II. adjective
1. : made of or like ebony
< an ebony handle >
2. of color : of very low lightness : black, dark
< a lanky man with an ebony face — R.G.Hubler > |